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Pumpkin Creek is a stream in Morrill County, Knox County, and Banner County, Nebraska in the United States.

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Pumpkin Creek
Other name(s) Gonneville Creek
Country United States
State Nebraska
Region Great Plains
Physical characteristics
Main source Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
4,600 ft (1,400 m)
River mouth North Platte River
Banner County, Nebraska southeast of Bridgeport, Nebraska
3,500 ft (1,100 m)
Length 50 mi (80 km)
Basin features
Basin size 450,700 sq mi (1,167,000 km2)

Name

Pumpkin Creek, originally known as Gonneville Creek, was named for the numerous wild pumpkins found along its banks. Sources differ as to whether these were naturally occurring or were planted in the area by the Pawnee.

Description

Pumpkin Creek begins at approximately 4,600 feet above sea level in southwest Scotts Bluff County. From its headwaters, the creek flows approximately 50 miles eastward at an average gradient of 20–21 feet per mile. Pumpkin Creek drains into the North Platte River southeast of Bridgeport at an altitude of approximately 3,500 feet.

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